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Yeah those days are gone.  My parents bought their house in 1996 (lovely house on a huge lot in HB - the 92646 part) for like 310k.  Their previous home in HB which was probably more in the 'starter' home range was probably sold for around 260k.    My boyfriend and I would have no problem...

I think those numbers are probably accurate, they just don't accurate reflect the people on THIS forum.  In fact its probably going to end up being a little higher, more like 30 or 40% of people won't be home owners.    A lot of people (more and more or so I hear in the media) come out of...

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/interest-rates-and-house-prices-a-murky-world/ haven't read this myself yet but I saw the title and thought people might be interested.  Probably already posted up on numerous blogs elsewhere but I read the NYT before I check blogs so, there it is...

the difference between big macs and new homes is that if you make 1000 big macs and no one wants them, you are out a few hundred bucks. Not quite the same as a house.  If the Irvine company is only using this data for their metrics, they could get lucky and be fine or they could get unlucky...

I know. i think it might be more like 150 honestly - although according to past sales on redfin they bought forever ago so if they ever really get desperate they can chop the price.  But its a nice neighborhood and there isn't a ton avaialble so someone with the money who wants to live back...

soft close drawers are AWESOME.  I can't believe anyone wouldn't want them.  they just gliiiiiide in and close themselves quietly.  Soooooooo great.  Not so much banging around every tme you cook. 

Yeah student loans probably set you back a few years in the begining, but you (well your wife) chose to take those on with the hope that those loans would lead to such significantly greater income that not only would the loans pay themselves off but you would regain the lost years due to that...

That does seem like a pretty good price, but wouldn't you rather come north (if you have an extra 400k lying around) ?http://www.redfin.com/CA/Costa-Mesa/1797-Oriole-Dr-92626/home/3701964 Huh.  Is it me or are all of the shoes in that closet men's shoes?  Like, a gigantic wall of men's shoes. ...

Mmm shik do rak..... Mmmm asian-bakery cake..... Also I can't believe IHO just said he's seriously looking outside Irvine.  *shock*    What exactly do you people stuff in your garages anyway?  I think we could get by very comfortably with just the extra space around the edges of a 2 car...

  Youtube is less about the fabulous good looks than regular Tv.  In fact if it looks too polished I think its a downside. We also need to get a realtor (I wonder where we can find one!?) to sneak in and we can get footage of people pantomining being unable to breath when they see the...

*shiver* that "wood" paneling thats always like a big sticker printed with "REAL WOOD GRAIN STYLE (tm)" is so creepy.  But I bet if you peel it off its metal underneath.  Giving you the opportunity to combine BOTH poppy and the stainless steel look (until it rusts anyway) together.

I'm pretty sure this would be an awesome youtube channel.  Are you volunteering? I'll bring the video camera and cheap sheet to pin on a wall somewhere.    We'll need wardrobe to provide a variety of ridiculous scarves and hats.  And someone to help practice pronouncing the misspelled words.

depends on how magical you are, where you get the plant (quality) and what condition/age its in when you get it. If you want to grow it bigger faster I think you have to keep it from fruiting for the first year or two (so it doesn't waste strength fruiting).    Depends on the person too. my mom...

I was actually thinking pretty seriously about buying an LV condo for a while but I had hoped that my friend would rent it from me - his parents had the same idea so they snagged him first.      Stuff I was looking at was breakeven or slightly cash flow positive there but I think the super...

Is poppy like a bright orange color?  I would totally own bright orange appliances.    Bright orange >>>> stainless steel any day. :(  I think I'd get shot down though, my bf hates orange and yellow. *sigh* I saw this place that had done their kitchen (the tiniest kitchen in the WORLD by the...

If you like lemons but you don't want to plant a tree in the ground (or don't have anywhere to plant it) meyer lemons grow well in pots.    And they are one of the yummiest lemons anyway.  Key lime trees grow in pots too.  Add a pot of mint and you have your own little cocktail garden. ...

Ah the dreaded ficus, destroyer of sidewalks and back walls everywhere.  I was going to ask why on earth an HOA would care what your BACK yard looks like but it actually makes sense after reading IR's thing.  I hope it also covers things like trees that blow sticky or spiky things into other...

I notice at the lowest base end of appliances, white is it.  Actually if you think about it, the whole idea of decorating your kitchen is pretty ridiculous by most of history's standards.  It's only been since like, the 50s(?) that people ever expected guests to see their kitchens in the first...

3.0 points does seem like an awful lot, but I guess for people planning to stay a LONG time its not bad.  I was splashing the original SGIP prediction around my circle, so I better start mentioning points.   

The problem is not the choice of materials, the problem was that everyone during the bubble slavishly adhered to the same trio of pergranisteel even when they would toss in the cheapest possible of those options and it would look like...cheap.    Every kitchen looked like it was copied out of...